Backend Staff Software Engineer, Consumer Colab, Cloud AI

Job description

Develop and maintain infrastructure to access data science runtimes to power runtimes as an AI tool compatible with common agents and works well with our infra - payments, auth, security, abuse, public api, cli, mcp etc. Contribute to maintaining the largest fleet of data science runtimes in the world - keeping our ecosystem up to date, our machine fleet up to date and lowering toil to support the fleet. Collaborate with the broader Colab teams to design and implement software systems and tools that support the cutting edge AI/ML workflows. Contribute to our Tier2 oncall. Communicate effectively across engineering and product teams. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience programming in a modern language (C++, Golang, Rust). 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products. 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture. 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms. 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction. 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects. Experience with notebook products.